But the couple claim the venue ordered him to leave the premises before he had chance to finish the drink they had bought him.

Yet Rectory boss Paul Barr defended the decision, stating Danny was a beggar and not homeless - and had previously been banned by the bar.

Claire, 31, from Tipton said: “We were very shocked and disgusted and felt so bad for the guy. It was discrimination, we were really upset about it.”

Claire and swimming coach Fran, 25, were sat outside the Rectory bar at around 8.30pm when dishevelled-looking Danny walked past and smiled at them. “Fran started speaking to him because she is very friendly and we asked his name and he said ‘Danny’ and he told us he was homeless,” said Claire.

The couple bought him a lemonade.

Claire added: “He had a couple of sips of it and the manager came out and said he would have to move on.

“Fran questioned why and he said ‘we don’t serve tramps in this establishment.’ Fran questioned the manager who said he knew he was a tramp and he would have to move on.

“He wouldn’t let him finish his drink.”

The couple left with Danny and took him to a local shop where they bought him milk and biscuits.

Claire added: “We gave him £20 for a hostel and he said he was going to the warehouse around by the Kerrang studios.”

But Mr Barr said: “Danny is well known to us in the area as a beggar. He’s been told before that he’s not welcome on the premises. When he was seen on the premises on Saturday evening, he was approached and told to leave.

“He was told that he could finish his drink but he would need to leave which he did so without incident.

“We have been told by the police that he is not homeless. This isn’t about homelessness, it’s about beggars on the premises which any business would not allow.

“For the ladies to say that he was there at their invitation is wholly misleading as he approached them and engaged them in conversation – as is his method of obtaining money from strangers.”

Mr Barr also stressed they were not unsympathetic to Danny’s situation as the bar owner had given him money to buy lunch, just last week.